The master's program in Asian Studies takes students out of the narrow
confines of a single discipline where the focus is usually on
methodology and instead focuses study on a particular geographical and
cultural region of Asia. This allows a student to take a whole range
of courses that would be impossible in a discipline.
Students concentrate on the regions of Asia represented by the area
centers: China, Japan, Korea, Okinawa, Philippines, Southeast Asia or South Asia.
Although the Asian Studies Program itself does not offer a PhD, Asia-focused PhDs are available in the departments of Anthropology, East Asian Languages and Literatures, Economics, Geography, History, Linguistics, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Public Health, Sociology, Theatre, and Tropical Agriculture.
Regional Graduate Certificates
Responding to the demand for integrated, interdisciplinary
knowledge about the Asian region, SPAS offers
Graduate Certificate Programs focusing on various Asian countries or regions.
Coordinated by the area Centers, the certificate programs offer graduate
and professional students structured, cutting-edge knowledge of the region of choice,
augment a major field of study, and enhance future employment opportunities.
Students can tailor the certificate program to meet their
academic and career goals.
